amyrae76

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1. Do you have a side hustle?

   amyrae76 replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

   Swellz and Trixie13, if you're willing to share, I'd love to know what company you do abstracting for and how many hours per week you work. (I'm trying to PM you but the site is not cooperating, or maybe it's user error -- ha.) I'm also an oncology n...

2. 100% online RN-to-BSN programs?

   amyrae76 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know this has been posted in the past but I can't find a recent post. I'm looking for a 100% online RN-to-BSN program, with no clinical hours. I'd really appreciate anyone's suggestions/advice/experience with any programs. Thanks in advance! Amy

3. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   amyrae76 replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   Hi JasonPB, I'm the original poster, and I wanted to encourage you to go for it. I went through with it, and now I've been a nurse for 6 1/2 years. I totally get everything you said about the corporate world, and I've never regretted leaving it for a...

4. Best way to study for OCN exam?

   amyrae76 replied to amyrae76's topic in Oncology

   Thanks, dreavt! Those are the 2 books I have, too. I'm doing the ONS online self-paced course that has me reading content from the book, but I'm not a big fan of the outline format of it. Other people have done what you did, so I think I'm going to s...

5. Best way to study for OCN exam?

   amyrae76 replied to amyrae76's topic in Oncology

   Are you doing that online self-paced class through ONS, the one that's like $160? What do you think of it? Is it helpful? I'd kind of like to do that but I don't want to spend the $$. My work will pay for us to do a one-day review course here in town...

6. Best way to study for OCN exam?

   amyrae76 replied to amyrae76's topic in Oncology

   I'm using the ONS Core Curriculum book as well, and I also bought the accompanying study guide with practice questions. I'm taking the test in November, so hopefully plenty of time to prepare. Good luck to everyone!

7. RN Scope of Practice-Theraputic Phlebotomy via port

   amyrae76 replied to RNONC3048's topic in Infusion

   I work in a treatment center where we treat hemachromatosis patients, and we're able to use a patient's port for a therapeutic phlebotomy with a doctor's order. I don't think our state BON addresses this -- it's our institutional policy. (I'm in Nebr...

8. If you love your job, what is your speciality?

   amyrae76 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   Oncology/Infusion nursing, for almost 4 years now. I bounced around trying to find my niche for awhile, but now I LOVE LOVE LOVE going to work every day!

9. Best way to study for OCN exam?

   amyrae76 posted a topic in Oncology

   I'm taking the OCN exam this November to get oncology certified. Does anyone have any advice on the best way to study for this? Amy

10. Do you like your IV Pump?

    amyrae76 replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Infusion

    We use Alaris pumps and I really like them. I work in an infusion center that gives a wide range of meds including chemo, blood products, fluids, antibiotics, and more. I like how programmable they are.

11. Chemo Infusion Nurse and pregnancy

    amyrae76 replied to OncNurse10's topic in Oncology

    I'm pregnant right now and I work in an outpatient infusion center where we give tons of chemo every day. Like you, we don't mix our own chemo. There are several of us at my job who are pregnant now or have been and have still worked here throughout ...

12. Saline flushes causing nausea for my patients

    amyrae76 replied to aeberstein's topic in Oncology

    I work in an outpatient treatment center with mainly oncology patients, and we hear this a lot. But we've actually found a solution: for these patients, we don't use the pre-filled syringes but draw the saline up from individual 10-ml vials. I know t...

13. Seminars for Infusion Skills?

    amyrae76 replied to qaqueen's topic in Infusion

    Qaqueen, since you're a recent graduate, your nursing school might have some resources that wouldn't require you to go to considerable expense for this seminar. At my nursing school they had mannequin arms with real "veins" with red dye in them, and ...

14. How do you get to be an infusion nurse ?

    amyrae76 replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in Infusion

    Yes, there are jobs available like what you describe. For example, one of the hospitals in my city has an IV Team. These nurses start IVs and insert PICC lines at the bedside. You don't necessarily need any specific training other than being an RN an...

15. maternity leave -- how long?

    amyrae76 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I'm about to start a new nursing job, and I'm 4 months pregnant. I have no idea how long of a maternity leave I should take because this is my first baby so I don't know what to expect. How long should I ask for? I know I don't want to put a l...